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Composer of the Week: Verdi

BBC Radio 3
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Donald Macleod introduces two operas that launched Verdi firmly into the international arena - his first
Shakespeare opera, Macbeth, and one of the best-loved of all his operas, Rigoletto. Macbeth, Act 1 (conclusion)
Ambrosian Opera Chorus,
New Philharmonia Orchestra, conductor Riccardo Muti
Rigoletto, Act 3
Vienna State Opera Chorus,
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Carlo Maria Giulini
Repeated Monday at 12 midnight

Contributors

Introduces:
Donald MacLeod
Conductor:
Riccardo Muti
Conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini
Macbeth:
Sherrill Milnes (baritone)
Lady Macbeth:
Fiorenza Cossotto (mezzo)
Banquo:
Ruggero Raimondi (bass)
Macduff:
Jose Carreras (tenor)
Rigoletto:
Plero Cappuccllll (baritone)
Gilda:
Lleana Cotrubas (soprano)
The Duke:
Placido Domingo (tenor)
Sparafucile:
Nicolai Ghiaurov(bass)
Maddalena:
Elena Obraztsova (mezzo)
Source: Radio Times

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